4. Relationships: Forgotten Conversations

How can you hold a conversation when you feel drowned by so much other noise, and then be expected to remember what was said - all while hiding the discomfort of so much going on in your head? Neurodiversity expert Dr Tom Nicholson explains how hard it can be to spend time with friends when everyone has different sensory needs. That’s before you add in the meet up is in the pub.

Heidi Mavir shares the difficulties of balancing the volume at home and Alex Richardson takes us to the football, where he has to arrive early.

It’s So Loud In Here! was a BBC Audio North Production with BBC Sounds Audio Lab.

Producer and Presenter - Keira Edwards
Senior Producers - Richard McIlroy and Tom Moseley
Editor - Pete Wilson
Sound Design and mix - Tony Churnside
Production Coordinator - Mica Nepomuceno
Artwork - Ellie Walmsley
Assistant Commissioner - Prabhjit Bains
Commissioning Editor - Khaliq Meer